Who is better, Harvey or Pakarinen?
Doug Harvey leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 16.1 for Iiro Pakarinen — a gap of 76.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Harvey vs Pakarinen
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Doug Harvey above Iiro Pakarinen: 93.0 vs 16.1. Doug Harvey leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HarveyWinner
93.0Harvey wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Pakarinen
16.1Pakarinen wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Doug Harvey
93.0
Harvey leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Pakarinen — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Doug Harvey
2. Iiro Pakarinen
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇨🇦 Doug Harvey5 seasons played · career day 1,825303 points
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Iiro Pakarinen0 seasons played0 points
-100.0% vs Harvey at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Harvey | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 303 | 642 |
| 🏳️ Pakarinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Harvey93.0
Pakarinen16.1
FAQ
Where does Pakarinen beat Harvey?
Pakarinen does not lead any of the five categories; Harvey is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Harvey vs Pakarinen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Harvey: 93.0, Pakarinen: 16.1.
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